The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1887-06-01

year shall begin annually on
the first day Of November; but each
Board Of Examiners shall
1aUc poWer TO limit the school term ac.
cordng to the school fund Of their
county, and to regulate the opening
md closing of the schools in such
manner as will best subserve the cdus
cationnl interests Of different )ocali.
EARLY.
Child training begins, and child
character is formed, much earlier than
most persons suppose. A child whose
training is not fairly started before he
is six weeks old, is likely to be a loser
Tor life because Of this neglect. And
the permanent trend of q child's char.
acter is likely to be given by the time
he is seven years old. Many a child
is not counted by his parents old
enough to be fairly under training,
until his habits and his character arc
practically already influenced for all
tines. S. Times.
Writing by Periods.
a method that hns been successful
with children, is to tell them that fig
tires live iii little families, three in a
family, and each one has its name ac~
cording to the family, Represent
600, 000,0 600. Pointing to the differ.
ent periods, "Thc first one is where all
tho units live, the second the thous.
ands, and the third the millions.
Now, notice when I call off the family
name and put each one in it's home.
If | shy ten MILL ons, it is just the
same as if ! said Johnny Millions.
Millions is its name, and put it in
millions home" Read slowly, and
separate at first distinctly the name
Of the period from the number to be
placed in that period. "Whcn va
c~nncies occur and other members Of
the family ayc not Mt home, put III
%ciphcrs." The method creates consid.
erable amusement and interest.
The Spirit.
When The student is lranslating
from IL foreign language, especially
from the classics, the teacher is very
apt to measure the quality Of the per-,
Torrance by the ~literalncss of the
translation. Every proposition, every
i~nterjection, every case or tense
Specification, must find verbal
expression III English, no mat
ter at what sacrifice OF sense and
spirit. But translation is not the
same thing as transliteration. The
students aim should not he to gct the
Greek or Latin words into English,
but to convey the ems and spirit Of
the writer. We are convinced that
this is one Of the most prominent
faults in the classical instruction Of
the present. And it does not end in
the mere use of language. 1t has Il
narrowing, cramping influence on The
mind, instead Of developing that
breadth of view and comprehension
which ought to come from classical
study. 1t is surprising, too, how great
an influence for evil this ultra.lttcral
translation has on the students Eng
Iisl style. We have known numcr-
Gus instances where the peculiarly
Greek and Latin idioms have been
quite as numerous in a composition or
essay as the English. The result is,
naturally enough, a forced, artificial,
and awkward style. Our classical
teachers, especially thoss who have
me supervision Of the younger pupils,
cannot be too careful in demanding q
translation which shall not neglect
the spirit while it i%nterprcts the letter
Of the author.-Ex.
Educational Etohings.
We understand that the Clinton
Enterprise intends adding the Educa.
tional Department in tho near future.
The Educational Department of